Carlo Pedretti

Who is Carlo Pedretti?

Carlo Pedretti is an Italian historian. His area of expertise is the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci.

Pedretti is a professor emeritus of art history and Armand Hammer Chair in Leonardo Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is the author of more than 40 books and 500 essays and articles in various languages, on the many aspects of his specialty. He is a member of the ministerial committee for the National Edition of the Manuscripts and Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The honors conferred in Italy and abroad include the Gold Medal for Culture of the President of the Italian Republic in 1972, and that same year the Congressional Citation, which is the highest award from the Government of the United States. He has also been awarded the honorary citizenship of the city of Arezzo and an honorary degree from the University of Ferrara, Urbino and Milan, as well as that of the University of Caen in France. Honorary member of the ancient Academy of Euteleti to San Miniato al German and other prestigious organizations and institutions in Italy and abroad and is also a regular of the cultural pages of the Corriere della Sera and de L'Osservatore Romano .